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Yvonne J Edwards

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Professor & Director of Bioinformatics at University of Alabama at Birmingham
📍 Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States

Yvonne J. Edwards serves as the Professor and Director of Bioinformatics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. With a Ph. D. from the University of London, her expertise is in using informatics to analyze genetic variation in disease. Colleagues have described her as having a balanced and successful management style.

Her recent research contributed to identifying a potential new therapeutic target for polycystic kidney disease.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Professor & Director of Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States
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Kidney Disease Research
Recently co-authored research identifying a potential new therapeutic target for polycystic kidney disease, demonstrating an interest in translational applications.
Circular RNA Analysis
Published recent papers on identifying and characterizing circular RNAs in diseases like cystic fibrosis, indicating a focus on novel bioinformatics methods.
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Career

Work history

8-2019
Professor & Director of Bioinformatics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
7-2014 - 7-2019
Director, Bioinformatics Core, Program Molecular Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
6-2012 - 6-2014
Scientific Lead/Bioinformatics Group Lead
National Institutes of Health
1-2009 - 6-2012
Director of Bioinformatics, Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
1-2009 - 6-2012
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
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Bioinformatics PowerTalk Seminar – Yvonne J.K. Edwards, PhD. Featured in University of Alabama at Birmingham – School of Medicine – Informatics
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Education
1990 - 1995
Ph.D
Birkbeck, University of London
1989 - 1990
M.Sc
Birkbeck, University of London
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